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Earlier this week, I did a walk-through of the Congressional Record for a single day in the House. We covered the call

In early January, President Trump announced that his administration will ask Congress to approve a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027.

One thing that confuses a lot of people—and also happens to be pretty hard to get a good layman’s explanation of on

Mike Johnson has had a rough time leading the House of Representatives. Under his speakership, Republicans set the record for the number

Guest Post by Dr. Adriana Bankston, 2024-2025 AAAS-ASGCT Congressional Policy Fellow* This has not been a typical year for science in America.

In late September, I went on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to talk about the impending government shutdown. After a discussion with the program

So far, the most surprising thing about the shutdown is Democrats’ early polling advantage. A Washington Post poll finds 47% of the public blaming Republicans,

Congressional appropriations are having a year. The second Trump administration kicked things off by engaging in a spree of unconstitutional impoundments of congressionally appropriated funds.

On Friday, President Trump endorsed a full-year CR for the FY25 appropriations, which will likely end the appropriations process for this fiscal

Last December, shortly before House Majority Leader Steve Scalise released the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for committee chairs in the incoming 119th

Guest Post by Lorelei Kelly , Research Faculty Lead on Congressional Modernization at GeoDES, Georgetown Democracy, Education + Service, McCourt School of

Election Day 2024 is behind us. The country is taking stock of who we are and where we might be going. The

Congress has once again missed its annual deadline to fund the federal government for the entire fiscal year. This has become an

Both the House and Senate will return from their annual summer recess next week. Given the paltry amount of legislation produced during

It seems the Founders are out of fashion. Alexander Hamilton’s language could use some updating—but not in the rhythmic style of the